Botanical Name: Solena amplexicaulis (Lam) Gandhi
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Introduction:
In south India this plant using as ‘amlavetasah’
Names in different Indian languages
| English | |
|---|---|
| Hindi | Tarali |
| Kannada | Bimpuli |
| Malayalam | Nerinnampuli |
| Sanskrit | Amlavetasah |
| Tamil | Pulivanchi |
| Telugu | Tiddanda, tiyyadonda |
| Unani | |
| Folk |
Synonyms
Melothria heterophylla (Lour.) Cogn.
Solena heterophylla (Lour.) Cogn.
Zehneria umbellata Thw
Classification according to Charaka, Susrutha & Vagbhata
| Charaka | |
|---|---|
| Susrutha | |
| Vagbhata |
Varieties & adulterants – (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants)
Morphology
A dioecious perennial plant with tuberous root and tendrils
Leaves- ovate, polymorphous, lobed
Flower- yellowish, unisexual,
Fruit – sub globose, red when ripe
Distribution & Habitat
Throughout India
Chemical constituents:
linolenic , oleic acids,columbin
Properties:
RASA-amla, kashaya
GUNA-snighda, tikshna
VIRYA-ushna
VIPAKA-amla ( according to some authors madhura )
Karma –
Dipana, pachan, grahi, hridya,
carminative, digestive,astingent,bitter, aphrodisiac, decreses lipid cholestrol level, blood purifier, antipyretic
Srotogamitva:
Dosha : kaphavataghna
Dhatu :rakta
Mala :purisha
Organ : liver, intestine
Indication:
Sula, gulma, padu, plihodram,
Spermatorrhoea, fever, skin disease, cough, piles
Part used:
Tuberous root, leaves, seed
Dosage:
Leaf juice 10-15 ml
Powder 2-4 g
Decoction 50-100 ml